ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO – A 26-year-old Columbia driver was injured in an accident on eastbound Missouri 94 on Thursday morning.
Police report Caitlin L. Montgomery was traveling east on Missouri 94 in a 2011 Kia Sorento. She failed to stay in her lane and traveled off the right side of the road. Then, Montgomery over-corrected causing the Kia to travel off the left side of the road. The Kia hit a rock embankment at Meyeryhill Road around 7:53 a.m.
Montgomery was transported to Mercy Hospital St. Louis for moderate injuries. She was not wearing a seat belt.
The Kia was totaled.
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